MILLERCOLLEGE 15 WEEK
EDUC 421
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER
Vic Jaras
SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS:
WEEK 1 WHY USE TECHNOLOGY?
Introductions, review of the syllabus, schedule of assignments, and other documents.
LESSON MODEL:All About Me. Using a digital camera, students will take a digital picture, import the picture into a word processing document that has three paragraphs. One paragraph about them personally (family, friends, hobbies, interests). The second paragraph is about school and what they are studying (why did they select education? What expectations do they have for this course?). The third paragraph is about long term career goals and how they plan to achieve them.
How can technology help students with learning?
KEYCONCEPTS: INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DIVIDE INQUIRY
ASSIGNMENT:Read an online research article about instructional technology. How can this impact student learning? Write a summary and explain why you support or oppose the position of the article.
READING: Chapter 1 –Technology Media and Learning
WEEK 2 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT WITH COMPUTERS
LESSON MODEL: What I know about computers. A student assessment to determine student prior knowledge and to help you organize your classroom according to student needs.
Setup an electronic Grade book
Computer Classroom rules
Peer Scaffolding-How to apply this to help students
Checklist of Computer Classroom needs
Computer Lab Design and management
The essence of Ergonomics
KEYCONCEPTS: LEARNING INSTRUCTION MEDIA VISUALS MANIPULATIVES
ASSIGNMENT: Read an online article about learning styles or brain-based learning. Write a summary and explain why you support or oppose the position of the article.
READING: Chapter 3 –The ASSURE model
Constructivism and the 5 E’s
WEEK 3: TECHNOLOGY LESSON PLANS
Write a lesson that integrates technology
K-12 Benchmarks for technology (Battle Creek Public Schools Model)
Develop a simple rubric for assessment
KEYCONCEPTS: LEARNING STYLE MOTIVATION MEDIA FORMAT SHOWMANSHIP PRACTICE
FIELD EXPERIENCE ASSIGNMENTS
READING: Chapter 4-Visual Principles
WEEK 4 DIGITAL CONTENT TO ENERGIZE INSTRUCTION- Use scanners, digital or regular cameras, video cameras, and the web to bring digital content into the classroom.
KEYCONCEPTS: VISUAL LITERACY OPTICAL SPACING STORYBOARDING
DIGITAL CAMERA SCANNER
INDV LESSON PLAN 1
READING: Chapter 5 –Computers
WEEK 5 COMMUNICATION IN THE CLASSROOM- Use email with students for communication and learning. Explore online email systems like EPALS and GAGGLE.
KEYCONCEPTS: SOFTWARE HARDWARE DATABASE KILOBYTE MEGABYTE GIGABYTE
INDV LESSON PLAN 2
READING: Chapter 6- Multimedia
WEEK 6 MULTIMEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM
How Multimedia captures student imagination
Presentation Tools
Animation Tools
Other Multimedia Products
INDV LESSON PLAN 3
KEYCONCEPTS: MULTIMEDIA HYPERTEXT (HYPERLINK) NAVIGATE
READING: Chapter 8-Online Learning
WEEK 7 ONLINE LEARNINGUNIT WEEK 1 – Virtual field trips and web quests. How can they foster inquiry and extend learning?
A Virtual field trip to the ZOO
A Language Arts Web Quest Model
INDV LESSON PLAN 4
Begin Development of Group Instructional Unit
WEEK 8 ONLINE LEARNING UNIT WEEK 2- SCIENCE WITH TECHNOLOGY Students will explore and then construct a web quest for Science
Set up an account at ikeepbookmarks.com
ONLINE ETHICS
- Copyright and Content Online
- Fair Use for Teachers and Students
- Good and Bad uses of technology
KEYCONCEPTS: WEB QUEST EMAIL LISTSERV INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE WORLD WIDEWEB NETIQUETTE
READING: Chapter 9 –Instructional Materials and Displays
WEEK 9 ONLINE LEARNING UNIT WEEK 3- MATH WITH TECHNOLOGY Students will explore and then construct a web quest for math
Add hyperlinks to the account at ikeepbookmarks.com
KEYCONCEPTS: INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE MODEL VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP
READING: Chapter 10 –Visuals
WEEK 10 ONLINE LEARNING UNIT WEEK 4-SOCIAL STUDIES WITH TECHNOLOGY Students will explore and then construct a web quest for Social Studies
KEYCONCEPTS: VISUALS DOCUMENT CAMERA TRANSPARANCY SLIDE
LCD (DATA) PROJECTOR * SCAN CONVERTER (Computer to Television)
READING: Chapter 11 –Audio
WEEK 11 ELECTRONIC GRADEBOOKS ANDDATA DRIVEN DECISIONS
Students will use an electronic grade book to measure student progress and develop data driven decisions to improve student achievement
KEYCONCEPTS: HEARING LISTENING DIGITAL RECORDING
PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW: Model and provide guidelines for the digital portfolio assignment. Students will work in small groups to construct a multimedia lesson that can be delivered in an elementary classroom using available technology resources.
READING: Chapter 12 –Video
WEEK 12 VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM
Movie Clips in the classroom
Streaming Video
Use of Animation
KEYCONCEPTS: VIDEO DVD STREAMING VIDEO ANIMATION
READING: Chapter 13 –Looking Ahead
WEEK 13 CLASSROOM WEB PAGES
Teacher Web pages
Student Web pages
How teachers can use their web page to extend learning from the classroom to home.
KEYCONCEPTS: E-BOOK BLOG TELEWORK
READING: Creating a Web Page –page 359-360
WEEK 14 ETHICAL ISSUES WITH TECHNOLOGY
Copyright and Content Online
Fair Use for Teachers and Students
Good and Bad uses of technology
ASSIGNMENT: Read an online research article about the digital divide. How can this impact student learning? Write a summary and explain why you support or oppose the position of the article.
CLASSROOM DESIGN WITH TECHNOLOGY
READING- PART 5 SECTION B –EQUIPMENT AND SETUPS (pg 333).
ASSIGNMENT: Create a design layout for a kiosk or computer lab
WEEK 15 PORTFOLIO PRESENTATIONS
Groups will present their digital portfolios to the class
NOTE: Some learning objectives may take more than a single class session to complete. Students will be expected to complete any unfinished classroom assignment as homework.
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